Dan Pyle (born April 4, 1954, in Wolf Point, Montana) is an American artist and a representative of Contemporary Realism.

However, his artistic career began as a dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, and was substantially influenced by his admiration for black and white photography.

Thematically, the human body with its muscles, shapes and movements are at the forefront of his work, which he is able to present authentically and expressively as a former ballet dancer.

[3] After moving to California, Dan Pyle settled in West Hollywood, developing his detailed technique with new and unconventional materials.

By avoiding a final photographic sharpness, Pyle's work breaks away from photorealism and takes on its own interpretation of modern realism.